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Saturday, April 5th, 2008A lot of teachers, homeschoolers, parents and even kids are turning to blogging as a way to express their thoughts on specific topics, engage in meaningful discussions, pick up tips and new ideas from other readers, and simply interact with other people who share the same interests. I recently ran across a post which was [...]
Help for Literature Tutors and Teachers | TutorFi
Sunday, January 27th, 2008I was reading a blog written by a homeschooler and clicked on a link that was recommended in the article. It brought me to a site that has a wide variety of literature study guides that you can simply download and review. I think it can be of great use to tutors, especially when you [...]
Do Boys of Girls Have a Harder Time in School?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008For many parents, sending their kids off to their first year of school is stressful. Often times, the event brings up their own memories from their school experience, with their successes and failures. I found a very interesting perspective from a father preparing to send his son off to his very first year of school. [...]
Advice for Raising Children Who Love to Read
Monday, January 21st, 2008As tutors, we are often asked how parents can motivate their kids to become better thinkers, readers, mathematicians, etc. Here’s some advice you can offer parents regarding helping their children become better readers from a very young age: 1. Let them see you reading – a LOT! Read for information, read for enjoyment, read at [...]
Do Our Schools Need a Complete Overhaul?
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008As teachers in the public school system, we’re required to take classes, attends conferences, etc. in order to maintain our teaching credentials. Some time ago, I took a variety of courses through the University of Phoenix in order to fulfill the requirements to keep my credential current. I have to say that these courses were [...]
Test Taking Tips for Young Students
Saturday, January 12th, 2008We all know that school grades are largely dependent on tests and we must do well on these tests if we are to do well in school. As we all know, it’s important to be very familiar with the material you’ll be tested on if you want to pass with flying colors. But are there [...]
How to Get Your Children to Love Reading
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Do you want to instill in your child a love for reading? In this day and age with computers, the television, video games, etc., we parents and educators sure have a tough time reinforcing books with so many other temptations pulling at our kids. If you want to help your child gain an interest and [...]
How to Keep your Kids Safe on the Internet
Monday, January 7th, 2008I came across this great articile on sharing tips on how to keep your kids safe on the internet. As a mother of 4 we keep our computer locked with passwords and our children have to get permission to be on the computer. My teenage daughter would be on 24/7 if we would let her. I [...]
Help Keeping Up With Tutoring and Teaching Blogs
Sunday, January 6th, 2008There are a lot of blogs out there and some are extremely helpful and interesting to read. However, it is overwhelming trying to keep track of them. I found a blog entry which does a great job explaining the basics about sitemeters, feeds, and RSS. Check it out and hopefully it will help demystify some [...]
Networking Helps Tutors Succeed
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Many tutors who run their own businesses often times feel alone and on their own. I found a great post on support networks. If you click here, you can read about Daniel’s experience as he finds tutor and mentor programs in and around Chicago. It’s easier than ever to find people who share that same [...]
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